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Aryan Brotherhood Members Sentenced for Racketeering Conspiracy
Seven members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) gang have been sentenced to prison for their roles in a violent racketeering conspiracy, announced Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson.
Stephen Tobin Mullen, 45, of Dallas, was sentenced to 156 months in federal prison for his involvement in the ABT gang. James Erik Sharron, 40, of Houston, was sentenced to 72 months in prison. Larry Max Bryan, 52, of Houston, a high-ranking leader of the ABT, was sentenced to 300 months in prison, while Terry Ross Blake, 56, of Corpus Christi, received a 180-month sentence.
Jamie Grant Loveall, 38, of Houston, was sentenced to 390 months in prison, while Kelly Ray Elley, 37, of Houston, received a 270-month sentence. Ronald Lee Prince, 44, of Dallas, was sentenced to 120 months in prison.
The ABT gang is a powerful, race-based organization that operates inside and outside of state and federal prisons throughout Texas and the United States. The gang agreed to commit multiple acts of murder, robbery, arson, kidnapping, and narcotics trafficking on behalf of the ABT.
According to court records, the ABT was established in the early 1980s within the Texas prison system. The gang modeled itself after and adopted many of the precepts and writings of the Aryan Brotherhood, a California-based prison gang formed in the 1960s. The ABT expanded its criminal enterprise to include illegal activities for profit over time.
The defendants were convicted as part of a larger case that included 36 defendants convicted of conducting racketeering activity through the ABT criminal enterprise. The case was investigated by a multi-agency task force consisting of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Drug Enforcement Administration, FBI, U.S. Marshals Service, and other law enforcement agencies.
The case is being prosecuted by David Karpel of the Criminal Division’s Organized Crime and Gang Section. The sentences were handed down by U.S. District Judge Sim Lake in the Southern District of Texas.
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Key Facts
- State: Texas
- Category: Violent Crime|Organized Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release ↗
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